2022-10-31

MINSK - "Belarusian government allocated money from the budget to fund projects of Chyzh and Tomaševskij. Businessmen have been given benefits and exclusive opportunities to increase their income."

A secretive Lithuanian partner of Lukashenka's once most infamous "wallet" Yury Chyzh has run billions through his Singapore vehicle during the Belarus' suspected contraband oil boom. He still maintains business ties with Chyzh, which he denies.

Team members

Stanislau Ivashkevich

Stanislau Ivashkevich is a Belarusian investigative journalist at Belsat TV.

Stanislau Ivashkevich

Šarūnas Černiauskas

Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, Šarūnas Černiauskas leads Siena.lt.

Šarūnas Černiauskas
Media

Belarusian Investigative Center

CZECH REPUBLIC - The Belarusian Investigation Center, as a media outlet that investigates corruption and exposes fake news, is committed to the principles of transparency, accuracy, and responsibility.

Tiriamosios žurnalistikos centras „Siena“

VILNUIS - „Siena“ – tai idėja, kuri brendo šešerius metus. Idėja kurti žurnalistiką, kuri keičia pasaulį ir daro tai visiškai nepriklausomai.

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